Under $10, 1x AA/ AAA/ 10440/ 14500 flashlight reference

I know about the 10mm square Sinkpads; I’m assuming this refers to 10mm round boards fitting the Hugsby? Where can those be bought? Any that fit the Luxeon Rebel?

I have one, and am favorably impressed. However, I don’t do anything like emitter swaps. I would not even know how to begin. Sorry.
Jerry

Thank you jerm03. Have you ever compared the output to the Tis?

I was referring to the KD V6.

You can find the boards here.” MTN XP / 3535 10mm Copper MCPCB

I did in response to your question. I think the output is approximately equal. The Ti beam is not as tight so the KD Buckle has a slightly longer throw, but not enough to make a difference.
Jerry

Ooh. Please post pictures of modding the buckle light.

+1 :slight_smile:

I got one that i had planned to mod, but i have totally failed in opening it :frowning: so any tips on how to get it open would be appreciated.

What about the Hugsby XP-1? My Bad, its not under $10!

Mmm, interesting, where does one find a Hugsby XP-2 for under $10!?

Mmm, the under $10 part is definitely a typo… :slight_smile:

well actually the XP-2 costs less than the XP-1
4.50$ vs 4.54$ on Aliexp.

Nice, I pull back my words! Thanks for the info.

There’s old info on older versions of the buckle light here: Closet buckle light owners; need your comments, please | Candle Power Flashlight Forum

My standard query (grin) — what’s the diameter of the drivers in any of these lights?
I’m always looking for pills that will take the BLF “SK68” 15mm drivers for AA lights — to use with 1AA or with Frankenstein’s Modder 3xAA combining cheap battery tubes

Please tell me how to open it.

My KD Buckle V6 had some threadlocker on the front part where it seperates from the head. If you look at your light, you should see two grooves in the knurling. The rearmost groove is where you unscrew it to add a battery. The front one is where the head comes off. The “middle” section between them is the “pill”, it has the emitter and the driver. I guess the only way to remove the driver is to take a skinny punch from the front of the pill, through the wire holes, after you desolder the emitter.

If your front section does not twist off from the middle pill section, try heating it up with a soldering iron for a couple of minutes and using a pair of gloves to twist it apart then. The threadlocker was red on mine, so it should not be too strong anyway. The reflector screws out like a Convoy S2 pill.

I really like the KD Buckle V6, a very nice light for the price. They are out of black currently, but the other colors are good too and the anodizing is very well done.

Thanks ReManG :slight_smile:

Hi

Couldn’t resist,I had to order this one http://www.dx.com/p/cree-q5-3-mode-310lm-white-1-led-waterproof-flashlight-w-90-degree-pivoting-head-blue-1x14500-122723#reviews

Somehow it reminds me of the Smurfs,so cute.Btw has anyone modded these lamps?

There is some information: Adjustable Angle Light - disassembly, mod, beam profile (Since it is rather old, most of the pictures don’t show anymore)